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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Losers (ODFL, CELG, CNTF, TTWO, MNKD, EBAY)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 9:50am | 314Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL) has decreased 3.26% to $32 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for ODFL is $18.69 - $38.75. So far in 2009, Old Dominion Freight gained over 15%. Yesterday, ODFL closed at $33.08. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) has declined 0.98% to $55...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (RIMM, CELG, RYAAY, ORCL, ABFS)
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 2:35pm | 218Research in Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) shares jumped 10.27% to $69.98. The volume of RIMM shares traded was 425% higher than normal. RIMM posted its FQ3 results and issued its FQ4 guidance significantly ahead of the Wall Street expectations. Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) shares surged 10.47...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (HITK, OCFC, SNIC, AONE, ABFS)
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 4:11pm | 263Some of the stocks that saw extraordinary trading this morning are: Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co Inc (NASDAQ: HITK)(FREE stock trend analysis) shares surged 13.27% to $26.55. The volume of HITK shares traded was 389% higher than normal. HITK develops, manufactures, markets and sells generic, prescription,...
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Knight Transportation (KNX) To Improve Its Operating Ratio
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 3:57pm | 76Bank of America Merrill Lynch gave a Buy recommendation for Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX) and expects that 1) Knight will grow its fleet by 3% in 2010; 2) Average revenue per tractor will increase 4% in 2010 as industry capacity begins to tighten a bit; 3) Knight has sizeable leverage as...
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Top 5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks with Highest Sales (ttm) (UAUA, WINN, PTRY, YRCW, NAFC)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 9:35am | 175Below are the top 5 small-cap stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of sales (ttm). The trailing-twelve-month sales figure for UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA) is $16.69 billion. UAUA’s market capitalization is $1.65 billion. Jesup & Lamont upgraded UAUA from “hold” to “buy.” The trailing-twelve-month...
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Barron’s: Insider Stock Transactions
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 3:13pm | 227For the week ended 30 November 2009, the following were insider purchases: 100,000 shares in DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV), 91,500 shares in Werner Enterprises (WERN), 100,000 shares in Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION), 30,500 shares in Rofin Sinar Technologies (NASDAQ: RSTI), 2,774,306 shares in Fusion...
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YRCW’s Panned Note-Exchange Offer to be Dilutive
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 2:24pm | 155Analyst Lee A Klaskow of Longbow Research maintains his “neutral” rating on YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW). YRCW has announced its plan to spin off its YRC Logistics division to Greatwide Logistics Services. YRCW has indicated that the deal reflected its intention to make YRC Logistics a purely asset...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (UBSI, DRH, CRM, ADI, IPAR, HTZ, TCB, LKFN)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 11:08am | 340United Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBSI) was today upgraded by Boenning & Scattergood from Neutral to Out Perform at a price target of $20.50. UBSI is now trading at $17.94, 3.58% up. UBSI declined by around 45% so far in 2009. DiamondRock Hospitality Company (NYSE: DRH) climbed 2.61% to $8.65 in...
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Stocks to Watch (COGT, ANH, OSTK, CNW, NETL)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 6:39am | 155COGENT INC (NASDAQ: COGT) reported Q3 EPS of $0.07, 3 cents below the analyst estimate of $0.10. Revenue for the quarter was $28.9 million, which compares to the estimate of $34.09 million. COGENT announced a $100 million share buyback. Anworth Mortgage (NYSE: ANH) reported Q3 EPS of $0.27, 4...
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After Hours Losers (STEC, TRGL, CNW)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 7:17pm | 189STEC, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC) plunged 32.66% to $15.59 as the company warned orders from a key customer could be at risk in the first quarter. For the third quarter, Stec earned $24.5 million, or 47 cents a share, compared with $1.2 million, or 2 cents a share, a year ago. Excluding items, it earned 50...
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Black And Decker and Avis Up As US Stocks Rise (BDK, SWK, HGSI, CAR, F, CIT)
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 7:21pm | 286According to Wallstreet Journal, US Stocks ended the day positively as indices finished high, the Dow went up 77 points to 9789.44, S&P500 grew to 1042.88, up 4 points, and NASDAQ Composite Index 2049.20, up 4 points. Black and Decker (NYSE: BDK) set the pace as it rose 22% percent to $57.57...
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Today’s Earnings Preview (F, ED, APC, CAR, CLX)
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 6:34am | 150Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is estimated to report a loss of 13 cents a share in the third quarter, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED) is forecast to post earnings of $1.04 a share in the third quarter, according to analysts surveyed by...
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YRC Worldwide Up 11% (YRCW)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 11:33am | 52YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW) is up close to 10% in early morning trading. There are reports that YRC Worldwide will release solid earnings and various traders are saying Paulson & Co John Paulson may have taken a new equity stake in YRC Worldwide. YRC Worldwide is trading up 11.2% to $4.04
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5 Stocks with a Change in Guidance (BMRN, HTZ, LTD)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 6:51am | 197Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have raised their guidance for FY09. BioMarin Pharma (NASDAQ: BMRN) raised its revenue guidance from $311-$336 million to $313-$327 million and earnings projections for non-GAAP earnings from $35.4-$41.4 million to $39.8-$43.8 million....
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Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ) Climbs on Better Outlook
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 12:13pm | 119Shares of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) have rallied 7.50% to $10.34 on high volume after HTZ raised fiscal 2009 guidance for revenues to be in the range of $7.0 - $7.1 billion up from prior range of $6.7 - $7.0 billion, corporate EBITDA to be $950 - $960 million up from prior range of $...